Huckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes his humdrum world and his selfish Read More »
Author Archives: rarefilm
The Beastmaster (1982) Don Coscarelli, Marc Singer, Tanya Roberts, Rip Torn
Dar, is the son of a king, who is hunted by a priest after his birth and grows up in another family. Read More »
The Girl in the News (1940) Carol Reed, Margaret Lockwood, Barry K. Barnes, Emlyn Williams
Nurse Anne Graham is controversially – but rightly – acquitted of murder after her elderly patient dies in suspicious circumstances. Read More »
Sasaki Kojiro (1967) Hiroshi Inagaki, Hideyo Amamoto, Yuriko Hoshi, Kenjirô Ishiyama
Sasaki Kojiro tells the story of the genius who staked his love, glory, and life on a duel with the supreme master of the sword, Miyamoto Musashi (Tatsuya Nakadai). Read More »
Spin a Dark Web (1956) Vernon Sewell, Faith Domergue, Lee Patterson, Rona Anderson
A Canadian living in London is trying to succeed as a prizefighter, without much luck. Read More »
Das Bekenntnis der Ina Kahr (1954) Georg Wilhelm Pabst, Curd Jürgens, Elisabeth Müller, Albert Lieven
Told in flashback, the film recounts the events leading up to the killing of good-for-nothing Curt Jurgens. Read More »
Chasing Rainbows (1930) Charles Reisner, Bessie Love, Charles King, Jack Benny
The road-show troupe of a top Broadway show go cross-country while taking the audience along on the on-stage scenes as well as what happens and is happening back stage of the production. Read More »
Stroszek (1977) Werner Herzog, Bruno S., Eva Mattes, Clemens Scheitz
Bruno Stroszek is released from prison and warned to stop drinking. He has few skills and fewer expectations: with a glockenspiel and an accordion Read More »
A Lady Takes a Chance (1943) William A. Seiter, Jean Arthur, John Wayne, Charles Winninger
A New York bank clerk,Mollie Truesdale (Jean Arthur), in the late 1930s, finds that her Read More »
Footsteps in the Fog (1955) Arthur Lubin, Stewart Granger, Jean Simmons, Bill Travers
To his Victorian London friends, Stephen Lowry is a heartbroken widower. Read More »